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2011 Census Suburb Bloubergstrand July 2013 City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Bloubergstrand July 2013 Compiled by Strategic Development Information and GIS Department (SDI&GIS), City of Cape Town 2011 Census data supplied by Statistics South Africa (Based on information available at the time of compilation as released by Statistics South Africa) The 2011 Census suburbs (190) have been created by SDI&GIS grouping the 2011 Census sub-places using GIS and December 2011 aerial photography. A sub-place is defined by Statistics South Africa “is the second (lowest) level of the place name category, namely a suburb, section or zone of an (apartheid) township, smallholdings, village, sub- village, ward or informal settlement.” Suburb Overview, Demographic Profile, Economic Profile, Dwelling Profile, Household Services Profile 2011 Census Suburb Description 2011 Census suburb Bloubergstrand includes the following sub-places: Big Bay, Blouberg Sands, Bloubergstrand, West Beach. 1 Data Notes: The following databases from Statistics South Africa (SSA) software were used to extract the data for the profiles: Demographic Profile – Descriptive and Education databases Economic Profile – Labour Force and Head of Household databases Dwelling Profile – Dwellings database Household Services Profile – Household Services database In some Census suburbs there may be no data for households, or a very low number, as the Census suburb has population mainly living in collective living quarters (e.g. hotels, hostels, students’ residences, hospitals, prisons and other institutions) or is an industrial or commercial area. In these instances the number of households is not applicable. All tables have the data included, even if at times they are “0”, for completeness. The tables relating to population, age and labour force indicators would include the population living in these collective living quarters. The Census suburbs where the population is categorised as living mainly in collective living quarters or is an industrial or commercial area, the average household size has been excluded as it is not applicable. There are some Census suburbs with an average household size that have a small percentage of the population living in collective living quarters within that Census suburb, and this could artificially inflate the average household size. 2011 Census Suburb Overview 2011 Census Suburb 2011 Bloubergstrand Population 11 179 Households 4 593 Average Household Size 2.43 In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Bloubergstrand was 11 179 and the number of households was 4 593. The average household size was 2.43. A household is defined as a group of persons who live together, and provide themselves jointly with food or other essentials for living, or a single person who lives alone (Statistics South Africa). The population and household numbers above are to be used and quoted as the official numbers for this 2011 Census suburb for 2011. Key results for 2011 Census Suburb Bloubergstrand: The population is predominantly White (78%). 85% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher. 95% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed. 16% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less. 99.5% of households live in formal dwellings. 99.6% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard. 99% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system. 99% of households have their refuse removed at least once a week. 99.6% of households use electricity for lighting in their dwelling. Note: There are small variations in the total population and the number of households in the tables which follow. These occur as Statistics South Africa had to calculate the true population to correct omissions and double counts in the enumeration process. In addition when the data is extracted using the Statistics South Africa software, it randomly rounds off all cells to a base number 3, including the totals. These variations are not significant. Go to top of document 2 Demographic Profile – 2011 Census Bloubergstrand Male Female Total Population Num % Num % Num % Black African 607 5.4% 675 6.0% 1 282 11.5% Coloured 274 2.5% 346 3.1% 620 5.5% Asian 156 1.4% 178 1.6% 334 3.0% White 4 191 37.5% 4 473 40.0% 8 664 77.5% Other 135 1.2% 145 1.3% 280 2.5% Total 5 363 48.0% 5 817 52.0% 11 180 100.0% Male % Female % 85+ 80 - 84 75 - 79 70 - 74 65 - 69 60 - 64 55 - 59 50 - 54 45 - 49 40 - 44 35 - 39 Age Age in years 30 - 34 25 - 29 20 - 24 15 - 19 10 - 14 05 - 09 00 - 04 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 % of Population Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total Age Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % 0 to 4 years 155 12.1% 49 7.9% 40 11.9% 491 5.7% 29 10.4% 764 6.8% 5 to 14 years 152 11.8% 77 12.4% 53 15.8% 918 10.6% 34 12.1% 1 234 11.0% 15 to 24 years 167 13.0% 84 13.6% 35 10.4% 923 10.7% 44 15.7% 1 253 11.2% 25 to 64 years 777 60.6% 389 62.8% 197 58.6% 5 622 64.9% 164 58.6% 7 149 64.0% 65 years and older 32 2.5% 20 3.2% 11 3.3% 706 8.2% 9 3.2% 778 7.0% Total 1 283 100.0% 619 100.0% 336 100.0% 8 660 100.0% 280 100.0% 11 178 100.0% Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total Adult Education (for all aged 20+) Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % No schooling 9 1.0% 6 1.4% 0 0.0% 6 0.1% 3 1.5% 24 0.3% Some primary 12 1.3% 12 2.7% 0 0.0% 27 0.4% 0 0.0% 51 0.6% Completed primary 9 1.0% 6 1.4% 0 0.0% 21 0.3% 9 4.5% 45 0.5% Some secondary 129 14.1% 78 17.6% 33 14.7% 723 10.6% 15 7.6% 978 11.4% Grade 12 264 28.8% 138 31.1% 72 32.0% 2 574 37.7% 51 25.8% 3 099 36.0% Higher 480 52.3% 195 43.9% 108 48.0% 3 354 49.1% 108 54.5% 4 245 49.3% Other 15 1.6% 9 2.0% 12 5.3% 120 1.8% 12 6.1% 168 2.0% Total 918 100.0% 444 100.0% 225 100.0% 6 825 100.0% 198 100.0% 8 610 100.0% Go to top of document 3 Economic Profile – 2011 Census Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total Labour Force Indicators Population aged 15 to 64 years 942 474 228 6 552 210 8 406 Labour Force 723 345 180 5 247 105 6 600 Employed 675 321 177 4 968 96 6 237 Unemployed 48 24 3 279 9 363 Not Economically Active 219 129 48 1 305 105 1 806 Discouraged Work-seekers 12 3 0 21 0 36 Other not economically active 207 126 48 1 284 105 1 770 Rates % Unemployment rate 6.64% 6.96% 1.67% 5.32% 8.57% 5.50% Labour absorption rate 71.66% 67.72% 77.63% 75.82% 45.71% 74.20% Labour Force participation rate 76.75% 72.78% 78.95% 80.08% 50.00% 78.52% Definitions: Unemployment rate is the proportion of the labour force that is unemployed. The labour absorption rate is the proportion of working age (15 to 64 years) population that is employed. The labour force participation rate is the proportion of the working age population that is either employed or unemployed. Note: Based on available data as supplied by Statistics South Africa, the people categorised as living in collective living quarters are included in the “Other not economically active” category. Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total Monthly Household Income Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % No income 48 11.3% 42 17.5% 12 11.1% 414 11.0% 21 30.4% 537 11.7% R 1 - R 1 600 12 2.8% 12 5.0% 0 0.0% 78 2.1% 3 4.3% 105 2.3% R 1 601 - R 3 200 27 6.3% 6 2.5% 3 2.8% 69 1.8% 3 4.3% 108 2.4% R 3 201 - R 6 400 24 5.6% 12 5.0% 3 2.8% 201 5.4% 6 8.7% 246 5.4% R 6 401 - R 12 800 48 11.3% 39 16.3% 9 8.3% 462 12.3% 3 4.3% 561 12.2% R 12 801 - R 25 600 84 19.7% 45 18.8% 24 22.2% 756 20.2% 9 13.0% 918 20.0% R 25 601 - R 51 200 78 18.3% 45 18.8% 24 22.2% 897 23.9% 15 21.7% 1 059 23.1% R 51 201 - R 102 400 57 13.4% 21 8.8% 18 16.7% 633 16.9% 6 8.7% 735 16.0% R 102 401 or more 48 11.3% 18 7.5% 15 13.9% 237 6.3% 3 4.3% 321 7.0% Unspecified 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Total 426 100.0% 240 100.0% 108 100.0% 3 747 100.0% 69 100.0% 4 590 100.0% Go to top of document 4 Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total Type of Dwelling Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Formal Dwelling 423 98.8% 237 99.2% 107 99.1% 3 728 99.6% 70 100.0% 4 565 99.5% Informal dwelling / 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 0.1% 0 0.0% 3 0.1% shack in backyard Informal dwelling / shack NOT in 2 0.5% 2 0.8% 0 0.0% 2 0.1% 0 0.0% 6 0.1% backyard Other 3 0.7% 0 0.0% 1 0.9% 11 0.3% 0 0.0% 15 0.3% Total 428 100.0% 239 100.0% 108 100.0% 3 744 100.0% 70 100.0% 4 589 100.0% Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total Tenure Status Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Owned and fully 60 14.0% 21 8.8% 14 12.8% 754 20.1% 18 26.1% 867 18.9% paid off Owned but not yet 107 25.0% 53 22.1% 38 34.9% 1 348 36.0% 16 23.2% 1 562 34.0% paid off Rented 246 57.5% 152 63.3% 56 51.4% 1 576 42.1% 33 47.8% 2 063 44.9% Occupied rent-free 2 0.5% 6 2.5% 0 0.0% 29 0.8% 2 2.9% 39 0.8% Other 13 3.0% 8 3.3% 1 0.9% 38 1.0% 0 0.0% 60 1.3% Total 428 100.0% 240 100.0% 109 100.0% 3 745 100.0% 69 100.0% 4 591 100.0% Go to top of document 5 Household Services Profile – 2011 Census Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total Access to Piped Water Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Num % Piped water inside 423 99.3% 237 98.8% 108 100.0% 3 726 99.4% 69 100.0% 4 563 99.4% dwelling Piped water inside 3 0.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 0.2% 0 0.0% 9 0.2% yard Piped water outside 0 0.0% 3 1.3% 0 0.0% 3 0.1% 0 0.0% 6 0.1% yard: < 200m Piped water outside 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 0.2% 0 0.0% 6 0.1% yard: > 200m No access to piped 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 0.2% 0 0.0% 6 0.1% water Total 426 100.0% 240 100.0% 108 100.0% 3 747 100.0% 69 100.0% 4 590 100.0% Bloubergstrand Black African Coloured Asian White Other Total
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